Garment hanger



Nov. M 1924.,

J. D. PARK GARMENT HANGER 2 SheeLs-Shet l Filed Nov. '7 1923 Aulllnllllf ulnnlllndl,

' Nm. m w24.; M2552@ J. D. PARK GARMENT HANGR To all whom t may concern:

or SHERMAN, TEXAS, AssIeNon. or ONE-HALE ro GEORGE ia. nAUermarY, orSHERMAN, TEXAS.

1 GEB.

' Be it known that 1, JEFFERSON D. PARK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sherman, inthe county of Grayson and State of Texas, haveinvented certainnew and useful improvements in Garment Hangers, of whichthe following is a speciication.

v'lihis invention relates to a garmenthanger, and particularly to aconstruction "embodying a folding hanger arm adapted to rbe supported byan article of furniture.

lin previous constructions of this character it has been necessary tomanually adjust the hanger arm for use and to secure it in such positionby a clamping device, and such hangers generally required considerablespace when in folded position so that they could not be practically usedwhen only a limited space was available adjacent the aittle of furnitureto which they were ap- 1 l P This invention has for an object to proevide a novel and improved construction in` which the hanger arm isautomatically rai in its position for use and there held by a latch tosustain the weight of the garments disposedupon the arm. A furtherobject 'of the invention is' to provide a construction iii which the armis provided with a spring hcontrolled drum the tension of which may beadjusted as desired and sfaid drum disposed adjacent a latch member sothat it will be automatically latched in either its raised or loweredposition.

A further object of the vinvention is' to' provided an improvedconstruction of casing for supporting the hanger arm, having means bywhich it may be adjusted in its relation to the supporting clamp so asto be used in diderent positions upon the article of furniture to whichit is applied.

-A still further object of the invention is Ito present a novel form ofsupport applied to the vhanger arm and adapted to receive a-coat hangerupon either side `-of said arm and permit the ready and convenientdetent of-said han er from the support. Other-and further o 'ects andadvantages of theinvention will beliereinafter set forth and the novelfeatures thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective showing the-inv vention applied in differentpositions upon an article of furniture;

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a top plan; i

Figure 4 is a detail section on line 4 4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5is a section on linee-"5 of Fig- `ure 7;

Figure 6 is a similar view on line 6 6 of Figure 7; l

Figure 7 is a section on line 7&7 of Figure 3.

Figure 8 is a side elevationof a modi'- ied form of clamp; and

Figure 9 is asection on the line 9 9 of Figure 8.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughi.

fastening means 13, these members .'being suitably lined with a 'fabricMito prevent scarring or injury to vthe bedpest. The

clamp member 12 is provided with 'pivoting ears 15 which as shown'inFigure 7 are referably spaced from each other to receive a cooperatingpivot lug 16 carried bythe drum casing 17 for the .hanger arm 18. Theseears and lugs-are connected I a pivot 19. The

opposite face of the casing 14 is provided with pivot lugs 20A similarto the lugs 16 lwhich permits the pivotal mounting of the casing uponeitherl face thereof so that it w may be changed from the right to theleft hand side of a bed, as indicated by full and dotted lines,respectively, in Figure 1. These lugs 20 are extended from an enclosingcasin 21 secured to the casing meinber 17 by suitable fastening devices,as indicated at 22, and this casing enel a drum or cylindrical body fromwhich the hanger arm 18 extends.

This drum is formed upon its periphery .with seats' or recesses 24 and25 adapted position of the hanger arm. This bolt is convenientlyoperated by a pivoted lever 30 and normally projected inward by a spring31 applied to this lever. This lever 30 is pivoted upon a su-pportingbaseb32 from which a lixed finger piece 33 extends to cooperate with thefinger piece 34 upon the latter. Pressure upon this linger piece raisesthe bolt'l member to permit free movement of the drum and hanger arm. r

The drum 23 is normally held under sprin tension so that the arm will bein raise position, and the movement of the arm to lowered positiontensions such spring. The const-ruction for this purpose comprises aspring 35 disposed l'in the recess 36 of the drum and secured at one end37 thereto and at its opposite end to the pivot 38 about which the drumrotates. For the purpose of tensioning the spring 35 to the desireddegree for llfting the arm to raised position the shaft of the pivot isprovided with an angular end 39 adapted to receive a crank or key andwith a ratchet wheel 40 normally held by a pawl 41 under tension of aspring 42 disposed in the casing member 21. In assembling theparts itisdesirable to withdraw this pawl so that the ratchet may be disposed inproper relation thereto, and for that pur ose a release rod 43 extendsoutward from t e casing and is provided with a handle 44.

The supporting arm,18 may be provided with any desired means forsupporting'garments or ,other articles thereon, such vas a shoe tree asindicated at 45 and lateral supporting pegs 46. The arm also has securedthereon a support for a coat hanger which comprises the yoke 47embracing the arm and having the U-shaped portions 48 at each sidethereof terminating in retaining sockets 49 for the coat hanger 50. Thefree end 51 of the plate from which this support is formed may betensioned outward Vfor the removal of the hanger, as indicated by dot- Ited lines in Figure 4, and under other conditions retains the hangervagainst accidental displacement. This construction permits the sup ortof clothes hangers at opposite sides o the arm and spaced therefrom, or

the adjustment of such a hangerl from one side of the arm to the other,as found desirable in the particular location of the dev1ce. v

The inventionis shown in Figure 1 asapplied to a bed frame of a circularconstruction and in vFigures 8 and 9 a form of supporting clamp is shownadapted for attach? ment to a support of rectangular cross section. Sucha support comprises the' opposite members 52 provided with a lining 53and having' flanges 54 which abut each other to permit a limited pivotalmovement. The plates 52 are held in assembled relation by a cross bolt55 and are adjusted into clamping relation with the support by means ofthe screws 56 carried by the turn buckle 57 and bearingk against theends 58 of the plates 52. One of these plates is provided with pivotingeyes 59-to receive and support the drum of the hanger arm as describedin connection with Figures 1 to 7.

It will be seen that in the use of this hanger the supporting arm isnormally moved into its raised position by the tenL sion of the springdrum, and automatically latched as the recess in this drum passesbeneath the bolt for that purpose. The weight of the articles upon thearm is carried by this bolt member so that a rm support is secured andwhen the arm is desired to be folded or" lowered the latch ismomentarily released and the arm manually swung downwardl until the boltenters the opposite recess by which the arm is held in its loweredposition and the spring tensioned by such movement. Thel construction ofthe supporting armfprovides for the most convenient support of articlesof clothing and the arrangement of the coat hanger is such that it maybe bodily removed and changed from one member of the support to anotheras found desirable. The arrangement of the hanger is such that it may bepivoted from either side so as to provide a support for the garmentseither at the right or left of the bed, or may be used at both sidesthereof as indicated in Figure 1.

By providing such .a hanger for attachment to a bed convenient means isfound for properly supporting the clothing upon're'- tiring and thetendency to hang clothes u on the wall of the room or over tables and-ot er articles avoided.

The invention presents a simple, eicient, and economically constructedclothes hanger in which the supporting `arm is automatically raised intoposition for use by simple ressure upon the retaining latch, and isatched against further depression when reaching such position.-

While the details of this invention and the means for its support havebeen specifically shown and-descri ed, still the invention 1s notconfined thereto as changes and alteralio tions may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof as recitedin the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let# ters Patent is:

l. In a garment hanger, a pivoted arm,

I means for retaining the arm suspended besuspended beneath 'its pivot,means for automatically raising said arm into horizontal supportingposition, and automatic i latching means for retaining said arm in suchsupporting position.

4. In a garment hanger, a caslng, a hanger larm provided with a drumpivotally mounted Within said casing, a spring connected to said drum toautomatically raise said arm into a horizontal supporting position, anda latch member mounted upon the casing and adapted to engage said drumto retain the arm in either raised supporting position or in loweredposition suspended' beneath its pivot. f

5. In a garment hanger, a casing, a' drum pivoted therein andprovidedwith a plurality of seats upon its periphery, a hanger armextended from said drum and positioned'beneath its pivot, a springconnected to said drum for normally raising the drum into horizontalsupporting positlon, and a latch device mounted upon the casing andadapted to engage either of the seats upon the drum in the movement ofsaid arm.

6. In a garment hanger, a casing, a drum pivoted therein and providedwith seats upon its periphery at its opposite extremes of travel and anintermediate releasing face, a hanger arm extended from said drum, aspring connected to said drum for normally raising the arm intohorizontal position for use, a pivoted latch lever mounted upon thecasing, and a bolt'carried b said lever and adapted'to ride upon saidace and engage the seats upon said drum.

7. In a garment hanger, a casing, a drum pivotally mounted therein, ahanger arm extended from said drum, a spring connected to said drum andthe pivot shaft thereofto automatically raise the drum into horizontalposition, a yratchet member upon ysaid shaft, Aa cooperating pawlcarried by the casing to engage said ratchet whereby the tension of saidspring may be adjusted, a tension spring for retaining said pawl incontact with the ratchet, and means extending through the casing forwithdrawal ofthe pawl from said ratchet.

8. In a garment hanger, a casing-,a hangerY arm pivotally mountedtherein for ad'ustment from a suspendedposition beneat its pivot to ahorizontal supporting position, pivot lugs extended from the opposltefaces of said casing, and a supporting member having cooperating lugsfor the pivotal mounting of either of the casing lugs to per-- mitreversal of the casing relative to said supporting member.

9. In a garment hanger, a supporting clamp comprising opposite memberspivoted upon each other intermediate their ends to form clamping andpressing extensions, an expandingscrew device mounted between saidpressure extensions and adjustable to separate the same for engaging theclamping extensions upon a support.'

10. In a garment hanger, a casing pro- I vided with pivotingrlugs and afixed linger piece upon" its periphery, a drum disposed within saidcasing and having ahanger arm extended therefrom, a pivoted latch membermounted upon the casing vlugs and adapted to engage said drum, a fingerpiece upon the latch member cooperating with thev finger piece upon thecasing, and' a spring disposed to separate said finger pieces. i

i 11. In a garment hanger, a supporing arm, and a coat hanger supportprovided with an open yoke adapted to seat over said arm and extended atopposite sides to form loops adapted to removably embrace a coat hangerat either side of the yoke.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

